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Karnataka CM Bommai is set to free temples from government control
If there is one BJP-ruled state which is emerging as a model for all others, it is the state of...
The Philippines: A land of Shiva, Ganesha and Sanskrit, lost to Spanish and American conquests
You know things have changed when a country cannot identify its original name. The Philippines got its name in 1544,...
How UNESCO’s world heritage status hurts the sanctity of Thanjavur’s Brihadisvara Temple
With people in the country becoming financially capable to boost tourism, the tourists are increasingly looking for ‘new’ sites to...
Hinduism in Malaysia
One of the unique aspects of India’s Cultural Heritage is that we have persevered with our traditions and customs throughout...
Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya: The man who built an academic fortress around Hinduism
The pre-independence intellectual movement in India was dominated by the influence of liberalism propagated by Britishers. However, there were few...
Black slave trade is widely discussed, but no one talks about the Indian ‘Girmitiyas’
During the past few decades, various erstwhile colonial nations have tried to correct their mistakes of the past by recognising...
The colour green is not exclusive to Islam
The colour ‘green’ has been appropriated by one community. This community has every religious symbol donning green. Islam and the...
How Bhagwan Varaha Swami kept Islamist invaders away from the Tirumala Temple
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly developed Kashi Vishwanath corridor on December 13, calls have been raised about...
Shefali Vaidya is a Indian Right wing thinker and writer
Shefali Vaidya is a Pune-based right wing freelance writer, newspaper columnist, and media personality. She is a Mass Communications master's...
When America urged China to attack India during the 1971 war
The Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 began in an era of the US-China rapprochement. The USA’s bittersweet love affair with...
Bali – The Indonesian island that is more Hindu than many places in India itself
Indonesia is predominantly a Muslim country with around 86% of the population practicing Islam, however, the island of Bali is...
The story of De Nobili – The Jesuit priest who dressed up like a Brahmin to convert Hindus
History is filled with examples of warriors adopting enemies’ lifestyles to infiltrate into their ranks. Very few of such examples...
